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(11) EP 0 083 511 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.08.1984 Bulletin 1984/35

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.07.1983 Bulletin 1983/28

(21) Application number: 82307018

(22) Date of filing: 31.12.1982
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

(30) Priority: 04.01.1982 US 336602

(71) Applicant: EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
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(72) Inventors:
  • Lewis, Arthur Milton
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  • Leen, Morris W.
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(54) Ink jet apparatus


(57) An ink jet array comprises at least one inkjet chamber (200) having an inlet (214) coupled to a reservoir (212). In order to promote priming, the reservoir (212) is concave and tapers to an acute angle (A) at its extremity where it communicates with the ink jet chamber (200) through the inlet (214).






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